BWC Group Rating System Unfair?
By Sophia Brink
Published on December 28, 2007
The group rating system offers discounts for companies that are part of the group rating program.
Among other requirements, a potential group must "demonstrate a common purpose and possess proven results from safety and loss-control practices" to qualify for a group rating, according to the bureau.
Corky and Lenny's and Timely Advertising Specialty, both of Woodmere, and Linderme Tube, of Cleveland, say the system is unfair. The suit alleges that the system forces companies that are not part of a group rating program to subsidize those that are.
Last month, the bureau, also known as the BWC (Better Workers' Compensation), reduced the maximum discount from 90 percent to 85 percent.
The bureau could not be reached for comment.
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